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A North Side home was defaced with antisemitic graffiti. (Photo provided by resident)

Measuring hate

Pennsylvania antisemitic incidents reach new high, according to ADL

By David Rullo

78 incidents occurred in Pittsburgh.

The antisemitic grafitti at an Applebee's in a suburb of Daytona, Ohio. (Courtesy of April Dunn)

AntisemitismOhio Applebee’s defaced with antisemitic graffiti reading ‘Jews work here’

By Grace Gilson

From left: Dan Leger, Martin Gaynor, Eric Lidji, Amy Mallinger, Andrea Mallinger Wedner and Jodi Kart (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)

Oct. 7 aftermath

Synagogue shooting survivors share how global support restored faith in humanity

By Toby Tabachnick

Each item sent after the shooting, no matter how simple, carried a powerful message: You are not alone.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and Chabad of Squirrel Hill were vandalized on July 29. (Courtesy photo)

Antisemitism

Pittsburgh residents charged with conspiracy, possession of destructive devices

By David Rullo

Defendants tied to anti-Zionist extremism

AntisemitismPittsburgh trio lied to US Air Force, conspired to attack synagogue, per new federal indictment

By JNS

AntisemitismNew evidence revealed against defendant in Chabad and Jewish Federation vandalism case

By Toby Tabachnick

Varsity Walk at the University of Pittsburgh (Photo by Christopher Lancaster via Wikimedia Commons)

LitigationACLU files suit against Pitt for SJP

By David Rullo

Israeli flag. (Photo by cottonbro via Pexels)

Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Pittsburghers asked to celebrate Israel’s independence ‘now more than ever’

By Adam Reinherz

‘It’s important for the community to come together to make their voices loud and clear that they stand with Israel’

Nechama Grossman, Israel's oldest Holocaust survivor. (Credit: Courtesy of the Grossman family)

News obituaryIsrael’s oldest Holocaust survivor dead at 109 on Yom Hashoah

By JNS Staff

Polish President Andrzej Duda (right), President Isaac Herzog (center) and Michal Herzog attend March of the Living at Auschwitz on April 24, 2025. (Chen Schimmel/March of the Living, via The Times of Israel)

Yom HaShoahIsrael marks Holocaust Remembrance Day under shadow of ongoing Gaza hostage crisis

By ToI Staff and Jessican Steinberg

Israel Prize recipient Menachem Kelmanson speaks during an April 22 program at Chabad of Squirrel Hill. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)

Israel at War

Oct. 7 hero shares harrowing firsthand account with Pittsburgh audience

By Adam Reinherz

‘I’m Menachem Kelmanson…I’m from the reserves. I’m from Otniel, please open the door’

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 20, 2017. (Photo by Cia Pak / U.N. Photo)

Israel at warAbbas tells ‘sons of dogs’ Hamas to free hostages, remove Israel’s ‘excuses’ for Gaza war

By By Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff

Groundbreaking of Krause Commons. E.J. Strassburger, first row, second from right. (Photo courtesy of The Branch)

Breaking down walls

E. J. Strassburger’s legacy of leadership takes center stage at Branch fundraiser

By Deborah Weisberg

Strassburger will be honored for his many contributions to growing the organization.

Yeshiva Schools of Pittsburgh (Photo by Lauren Rosenblatt)

Decoupling and delisting

Yeshiva Schools of Pittsburgh, Chabad of Western Pennsylvania split

By David Rullo

The school has been delisted from the Merkos L’Inyonie Chinuch database.

Sports

Laughs, legacy and Jewish pride: Eitan Levine to headline Jewish Sports Hall of Fame dinner

By Adam Reinherz

Comedian ready to remind Pittsburghers about ‘Jewish joy’

Gov. Josh Shapiro addresses the 11th Annual Disability and Mental Health Summit. (Photo by David Rullo)

Opinion

‘Genocidal Josh’ and the dangerous normalization of antisemitic rhetoric

The normalization of online hate can and has inspired antisemites to commit violent and deadly acts.

OpinionJ Street isn’t what it claims to be

By Alli Cardin Medof

Rabbi Jill Jacobs, with microphone, speaks at a rally for Israeli democracy by Israelis and American Jews outside Israel's consulate in Manhattan, March 27, 2023. (T'ruah, via Twitter)

Antisemitism

Over 500 rabbis sign letter rejecting Trump’s antisemitism agenda

By Grace Gilson

Pro-Palestinian students and activists protest at an encampment in the campus of California State University, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California, May 6, 2024. (Etienne Laurent / AFP via Getty Images)

AntisemitismADL says antisemitic incidents rose over 80% on college campuses last year

By Grace Gilson

US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025. (Jim WATSON / POOL / AFP)

Politics

72% of American Jews disapprove of Donald Trump’s performance so far, poll finds

By Ben Sales

The survey also said most American Jews dislike how Trump is handling antisemitism in the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

US/Israel relationsTrump says he and Netanyahu are ‘on the same side of every issue’ following talks on Iran, tariffs

By Grace Gilson

Opinion

How this Marc Chagall painting explains Pope Francis’ soul

By Talya Zax

“White Crucifixion” marked the start of a series of paintings in which he envisioned Christ as an emblem of Jewish persecution.

Cardinals look on as the body of Pope Francis is transferred into the Basilica at St Peter’s Square on April 23, 2025 in Vatican City. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

ReligionA Jewish guide to the cardinals who could succeed Francis

By Ben Sales

Pope Francis meets with Hispanic Jewish leaders from Argentina, Spain and the United States at the Vatican on Aug. 22 2019. (Courtesy of Hispanic Jewish Foundation)

News obituaryPope Francis, who advanced church’s relationships with Jews, dies at 88

By Andrew Silow-Carroll

Pope Francis appears at the central loggia of in St. Peter's Square to deliver the Urbi et Orbi message at the end of the Easter Mass in Vatican City on April 20, 2025. (Isabella Bonotto/Anadolu via Getty Images)

ReligionPope Francis’ final speech called for ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza war

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Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

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Art as Midrash

March 31 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Art as Midrash

Join Tree of Life Congregation and Rabbi Jeffrey Myers for Art as Midrash. Participants will view and discuss various artistic renderings of the Song of the Sea from printed Haggadot […]

2 events, 1

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

April 1 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

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5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

PJ Library Passover

April 1 , 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

PJ Library Passover

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Ladies’ Lunch and Learn

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Ladies’ Lunch and Learn

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12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

April 2 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

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Passover Class

April 2 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Passover Class

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“Help! I got my DNA Results, and I’m Confused!”

April 6 , 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

“Help! I got my DNA Results, and I’m Confused!”

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh presents "Help! I got my DNA Results, and I’m Confused!" with Gil Bardige. Did you get your autosomal DNA results from any or all […]

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

The Great Matzah Bake-Off

April 6 , 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

The Great Matzah Bake-Off

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8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

April 6 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

Join a lay-led Online Parashah Study Group to discuss the week's Torah portion. All classes meet online. No Hebrew knowledge is needed. The goal is to build community while deepening […]

2 events, 7

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Writing Letters of Gratitude

April 7 , 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Writing Letters of Gratitude

Join us at the 10.27 Healing Partnership for a dedicated hour of guided creative letter writing to someone who has made a positive difference in your life. Writing and art […]

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

April 7 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games. Meet every other week to connect and grow with new friends through playing tabletop role playing games designed […]

2 events, 8

8:00 am - 9:00 am

From Illness to Exodus: A Passover Meditation on Empathy, Health, Healing

April 8 , 8:00 am - 9:00 am

From Illness to Exodus: A Passover Meditation on Empathy, Health, Healing

Join Dr. Jonathan Weinkle in a discussion of his new book on Passover and healing. The story of the Exodus is the foundation of Jewish religion and identity because it […]

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

April 8 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

Join Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman in learning Masechet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar at Congregation Beth Shalom's […]

4 events, 9

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

April 9 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

Bring the parashah alive and make it personally relevant and meaningful with Rabbi Mark Goodman in this weekly Parashah Discussion: Life & Text. 12:15 p.m. For more information, visit bethshalompgh.org/life-text.

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Pre-Passover seniors lunch

April 9 , 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Pre-Passover seniors lunch

Join Chabad of the South Hills for lunch, holiday program and presentation on dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. Wheelchair accesible. 1 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Call 412-278-2658 to preregister. 1701 McFarland […]

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

The History and Memory of Nazi Killing Sites

April 9 , 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

The History and Memory of Nazi Killing Sites

Join Pitt's Jewish Studies program and the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh for the US book launch of From Centre to Periphery and Beyond: The History and Memory of National Socialist […]

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Generations Speaker Series: Hedda Sharapan

April 9 , 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Generations Speaker Series: Hedda Sharapan

Join the Holocaust Center for a Generations Speaker Series talk by Hedda Sharapan, a descendant of survivors originally from Lithuania. Hedda will share a heartwarming Holocaust story about a father […]

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1 event, 12

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Community Passover Seder

April 12 , 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Community Passover Seder

Chabad of Squirrel Hill invites you to celebrate Passover with a gourmet community Passover meal, meaningful traditions, and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. 7:30 p.m. $25/Adult; $15/Child. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. chabadpgh.com

1 event, 13

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

April 13 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

Join a lay-led Online Parashah Study Group to discuss the week's Torah portion. All classes meet online. No Hebrew knowledge is needed. The goal is to build community while deepening […]

1 event, 14

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

April 14 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

Join the 10.27 Healing Partnership for Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games. Meet every other week to connect and grow with new friends through playing tabletop role playing games designed […]

1 event, 15

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

April 15 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

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2 events, 16

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

April 16 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Intergenerational Family Dynamics Discussion Group

April 16 , 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Intergenerational Family Dynamics Discussion Group

Join AgeWell for the Intergenerational Family Dynamics Discussion Group at JCC South Hills every third Wednesday of each month. Led by intergenerational specialist/presenter and educator Audree Schall. The group is […]

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Online Parashah Study Groups

April 20 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

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1 event, 21

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

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Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

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Online Safety and Digital Responsibility

April 22 , 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Online Safety and Digital Responsibility

Join the Jewish community at an Online Safety and Digital Responsibility workshop. Learn key skills such as online safety and cyberbullying awareness; your digital footprint and how to seek help; […]

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

April 22 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

Join Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman in learning Masechet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar at Congregation Beth Shalom's […]

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

REACHing Out: a conversation with October 27th families and survivors

April 22 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

REACHing Out: a conversation with October 27th families and survivors

The Tree of Life, Rauh Jewish Archives and the 10.27 Healing Partnership present REACHing Out: a conversation with October 27th families and survivors. After the October 27, 2018 synagogue shooting, […]

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

In Search of My Brothers

April 22 , 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

In Search of My Brothers

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1 event, 23

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

April 23 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

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1 event, 24

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

2025 Yom HaShoah Commemoration

April 24 , 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

2025 Yom HaShoah Commemoration

Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, is the day set aside to remember the approximately six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh invites you to […]

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10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Creating Hope

April 27 , 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Creating Hope

Join Shaare Torah for Creating Hope, a day of creativity, connection and community featuring Israeli themed activity stations, handmade gifts, jewelry, art bags, Judaica gifts for kids and a chance […]

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

April 27 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

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2 events, 28

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Community Zumba for Reclaiming Your Inner Power

April 28 , 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Community Zumba for Reclaiming Your Inner Power

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5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

April 28 , 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Roll for Insight: Community-Building Roleplaying Games

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1 event, 29

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

April 29 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

Monday Talmud Study

Join Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman in learning Masechet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar at Congregation Beth Shalom's […]

1 event, 30

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

April 30 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

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May 3 , 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Shabbat With You

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1 event, 4

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online Parashah Study Groups

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Online Parashah Study Groups

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By David Rullo
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Pittsburgh residents charged with conspiracy, possession of destructive devices

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Decoupling and delisting
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Funding
JHF awards grants to bolster health, immigrant services amid federal policy shifts

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Antisemitism
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No laughing matter
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Food
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Food
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History
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Passover
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Holiday history
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Streaming
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By Grace Gilson
All about wine
A toast to freedom — and freedom from mediocre wine

By Uriel Marcovitz
Food
Medjool date charoset

By Jessica Grann
Passover
Dara Horn’s gonzo, time-traveling children’s Passover book wants people to love living Jews

By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Comedy
Alex Edelman brings his new comedy show to Pittsburgh: Expect Pesach jokes and big laughs

By Toby Tabachnick
Sports
The NCAA men’s Final Four has 3 Jewish coaches

By Ben Sales
Food
Matzah grilled cheese

By Jessica Grann
Passover
Passover planning made easy

By Judith Segaloff
COVID-19
Five years since pandemic hit, Pittsburghers look back and ahead

By Adam Reinherz
Theater
‘Peter Pan’ explores family, nostalgia and the magic of theater

By Toby Tabachnick
Sports
Jewish coaches lead 4 of 8 top seeds in the NCAA’s March Madness tournaments

By Ben Sales

Opinion

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By Alli Cardin Medof
Opinion
‘Genocidal Josh’ and the dangerous normalization of antisemitic rhetoric
Opinion
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By Talya Zax
Opinon
Letters to the editor
Torah
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By Rabbi Mendy Schapiro
Poll
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By Toby Tabachnick
Poll
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Opinion
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By Michael Masters
Opinion
Dayenu in a time of rising antisemitism

By Jordan Golin
Opinion
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By Mendy Cohen
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Letters to the editor
Torah
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By Rabbi Sharyn Henry
Poll
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By Toby Tabachnick
Poll
Chronicle poll question
Opinion
Gazans rally against Hamas. Will the West heed their call?

By Bassem Eid
Opinion
The Passover seder is a model for healing democracies in peril

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Opinion
Letters to the editor
Torah
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By Grace Gilson
Antisemitism
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Food
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Politics
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By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Antisemitism
Jewish Federations CEO privately opposed a Jewish open letter criticizing Trump’s campus actions

By Andrew Lapin
Religion
An Israeli think tank used AI to analyze 4,400 American synagogue sermons. Here’s what it found.

By Ben Sales
Antisemitism
ADL says antisemitic incidents rose over 80% on college campuses last year

By Grace Gilson
Antisemitism
‘F–k Israel’ message displayed at Coachella music festival and streamed to millions

By JTA Staff
Legal analysis
‘Distraction’ to say Khalil deportation case a free-speech issue, experts say

By Vita Fellig
Israeli politics
Itamar Ben-Gvir is coming to America, with stops at Yale and in New York already set

By Andrew Lapin
Antisemitism
10 leading US Jewish groups denounce Trump administration’s campus crackdown

By Luke Tress
Terrorism
Alleged Josh Shapiro arsonist believed he was fighting for Palestinians, police say

By Andrew Lapin
Aircraft tragedy
Jewish family on way to Passover seder killed in NY plane crash

By Grace Gilson
Profile
Gov. Josh Shapiro: Proud of his faith and ‘getting stuff done’

By Aaron Troodler
Antisemitism
Northwestern University defaced by anti-Israel graffiti during Passover

By Grace Gilson
Antisemitism
Mahmoud Khalil can be deported over antisemitism concerns, judge rules

By Grace Gilson
Terrorism
Man arrested after Penn. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home is firebombed hours after seder

By JTA Staff
Opinions on Israel
Most Americans don’t want the US to conquer Gaza, Pew survey finds

By Ben Sales

World

News obituary
Israel’s oldest Holocaust survivor dead at 109 on Yom Hashoah

By JNS Staff
Yom HaShoah
Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day under shadow of ongoing Gaza hostage crisis

By ToI Staff and Jessican Steinberg
US/Israel relations
Trump says he and Netanyahu are ‘on the same side of every issue’ following talks on Iran, tariffs

By Grace Gilson
Religion
A Jewish guide to the cardinals who could succeed Francis

By Ben Sales
Israel at war
Abbas tells ‘sons of dogs’ Hamas to free hostages, remove Israel’s ‘excuses’ for Gaza war

By By Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff
Religion
Pope Francis’ final speech called for ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza war

By Philissa Cramer
News obituary
Pope Francis, who advanced church’s relationships with Jews, dies at 88

By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Recognition
Noa Argamani, ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt among over a dozen Jews on TIME 100 list

By Grace Gilson
Foreign relations
Report: Trump scuttled Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities

By Philissa Cramer
Israel at war
IDF rescues dog taken to Gaza on Oct. 7

By JNS Staff
Israel at war
Maldives bans Israeli passport holders amid Gaza conflict

By Joshua Marks
Global politics
France will move to recognize a Palestinian state this year, Macron says

By Grace Gilson
US/Israel relations
Asked if he plans to drop 17% tariff on Israeli goods, Trump says, ‘Maybe not’

By Philissa Cramer
Israel at war
Palestinian-American adviser to Trump admin sued for aiding and abetting Oct. 7

By Andrew Bernard
Israel at war
Netanyahu heads from Hungary to DC for talks with Trump

By JNS
Israel at war
Ahead of Passover, Israelis warned Hamas, Iran may target travelers and Jews abroad

By Lazar Berman
Israel at war
Silence on anti-Hamas Gaza protests shows many are anti-Israel not pro-Palestinian, experts say

By Izzy Salant
Israel at war
Freed hostage reveals glee Hamas took in murder, starvation, cruelty

By JNS Staff
Fighting antisemitism
Digital breadcrumbs lead to the team behind Jewish Onliner, the AI-powered website that got a Yale scholar suspended

By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Israel at war
Yarden Bibas says ‘I am here because of Trump’ and pleads with him to stop the Gaza war

By Ben Sales